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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread write me call me #75618 07/09/2002 6:19 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 475 manchester uk dodyskin addict dodyskin addict Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 475 manchester uk Okay, I'm sure you all know this one but I am sadly ignorant. Why do Americans say write me instead of write to me? Why do the English say ring/phone me instead of phone to me (sounds weird but surely it is the logical expression). What is going on? This one has been driving me mad ( or possibly just madder ) for ages. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted write me call me dodyskin 07/09/2002 6:19 PM Re: write me call me wwh 07/10/2002 12:12 AM Re: write me call me inselpeter 07/10/2002 12:36 AM Re: write me call me wwh 07/10/2002 12:57 AM Re: write me call me Bobyoungbalt 07/10/2002 2:22 AM Re: write me call me inselpeter 07/10/2002 11:00 AM Re: write me call me maverick 07/10/2002 11:20 AM Re: write me call me FishonaBike 07/10/2002 12:04 PM Re: write me call me modestgoddess 07/11/2002 3:11 AM Re: write me call me FishonaBike 07/11/2002 8:54 AM Re: don't let's slithy toves 07/12/2002 2:35 AM Re: don't let's FishonaBike 07/12/2002 8:19 AM Re: write me call me Jackie 07/10/2002 12:20 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,396 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 16 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,217 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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